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Species
Elymus scribneri [Agropyron scribneri] [Elymus trachycaulus subsp. scribneri]
Family
Poaceae
CommonName
spreading wheatgrass
Presence
yes
Status
native
EarliestDate
1934
LatestDate
2023
Ecosystem
montane, subalpine, tundra
Geobotanical
SSawatch, Garitas, SSanjuans, Culebras, NCristos
Counties
Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Hinsdale, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache, Archuleta, San Juan
Passes
Elwood, Grayback, Stony, Wolf Creek
WildlifePreserves
Other Localities
Comments
NEED IN SITU PHOTOS. In the Watershed, spreading wheatgrass is one of the most widespread of grasses at the subalpine and alpine zones. it has been vouchered at the summit of peaks from all mountain ranges, east and west. Elymus scribneri can be found in rocky clefts on down to the subalpine, and occasionally to the montane (e.g., rhyolite cliffs along the Conejos River south of Platoro (Conejos Co, 1965). The USA distribution is similar locations in all Western states. The species follows the Rio Grande drainage through most of New Mexico, at locations usually above 9,000' (Allred et al, 2020).